Focus with Canonet QL17 in the low light

[IgalSc]

Yesterday i finally fixed my Canonet with new CdS, so that when i'm confused with "Sunny 16", i can have a "second oppinion" 🙂

But trying to take pictures of my daughter at the playground with pretty low light, i found it very difficult to focus (i'm used to focus scales on the SLRs, but Canonet doesn't have it).

Any helpfull advice will be welcome

Thanks
Igal

 

[brachal]

The Canonet has a pretty good finder; it shouldn't be too difficult to line up the images in the rangefinder patch. Make sure that nothing is blocking the rangefinder window. Some lens hoods will do that.

 

[Creagerj]

You could make your own focus scale and tape it on the lens. I remember seeing one that someone had posted on here in the past that you could print, cut, and paste to your camera, but now I can't find it.

 

[dmr]

I've never had problems with the coincidence matching on the Canon, I use it semi-regularly in low light.

 

[IgalSc]

You could make your own focus scale and tape it on the lens. I remember seeing one that someone had posted on here in the past that you could print, cut, and paste to your camera, but now I can't find it.

this could be great, I'll try to look for it, thanks

 

[airds]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34642

 

[IgalSc]

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34642

thanks, airds